Processing Times
The processing time starts when we receive your application and payment.
Order through Texas.gov for the fastest service. We process first the completed overnight mail applications submitted with the required expedited fee.
Note: Processing time does not include shipping time. Incomplete applications (includes missing or wrong supporting documents) will be rejected and returned to the customer and considered closed. If a rejected application is resubmitted with corrections, then its processing time starts again.
Record Definitions
Certificate – official, certified copy of record of birth or death.
Verification – a record indicating a birth, death, or marriage/divorce occurred, not a certified record.
Amendment – a request to change or correct information on a birth or death certificate.
Jump to: Birth | Death | Marriage/Divorce
Birth
| Order Type | Texas.gov Order Processing Time* |
Mail-In Order Processing Time* |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificates | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
| Birth Verifications | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
| Birth Certificate Correction/Amendment | Service Not Available | 25-30 days |
| Adoptions | Service Not Available | 25-30 days |
| Add/Change/Remove a parent | Service Not Available | 25-30 days |
*Processing times are listed in average business days.
Death
| Order Type | Texas.gov Order Processing Time* |
Mail-In Order Processing Time* |
|---|---|---|
| Death Certificates | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
| Death Verifications | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
| Death Certificate Correction/Amendment | Service Not Available | 25-30 days |
*Processing times are listed in average business days.
Marriage/Divorce
| Order Type | Texas.gov Order Processing Time* |
Mail-In Order Processing Time* |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce Verifications | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
| Marriage Verifications | 20-25 days | 25-30 days |
*Processing times are listed in average business days.
- Processing Times
- Costs and Fees
- Acceptable Identification (ID)
- Persons Qualified to Request or Change Records
- Record Types
- Vital Statistics Mailing Addresses
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- Local Vital Record Offices - D
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- Local Vital Record Offices - Y
- Local Vital Record Offices - N
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